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Charter, Cox agree $34.5bn merger
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/16/charter-cox-agree-34-5bn-merger/
Published: May 16, 2025 12:51
Charter Communications and Cox Communications have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their businesses in a transaction that seeks to create “an industry leader in mobile and broadband communications services, seamless video entertainment, and…
France: Court orders VPNs to block illegal sports streaming
Published: May 16, 2025 09:51
Canal+ has secured a ruling from the Paris Judicial Court ordering the blocking of over 200 domain names associated with illegal sports streaming sites by five VPN providers, a legal first. In accordance with the ruling, VPN providers NordVPN, CyberGhost,…
Eutelsat Q3: ‘Financially stretched’
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/16/eutelsat-q3-financially-stretched/
Published: May 16, 2025 06:20
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat unveiled its Q3 results after the market closed on May 15th. The results were much as expected, but CFO Christophe Caudrelier – handling the event given the former CEO Eva Berneke has departed and the new CEO is not…
Netflix: “A dollar spent on us is more valuable than anywhere else”
Published: May 15, 2025 11:12
Amy Reinhard, Netflix’s President of Advertising, took the stage at the streaming company’s third Upfront at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in Manhattan to highlight the growth of the ad-supported plan, which now reaches more than 94 million global…
Report: 52% of UK CTV viewers prefer streaming
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/15/report-52-of-uk-ctv-viewers-prefer-streaming/
Published: May 15, 2025 09:48
LG Ad Solutions has published its research report, The Big Shift 2025: UK Edition, uncovering a major evolution in how viewers engage with their connected TVs. The study shows that the TV is no longer just a screen for passive viewing – it’s becoming the…
Report: YouTube dominates attention, ad recall in UK Families
Published: May 15, 2025 09:37
Precise TV, the contextual video ad tech platform driving business outcomes for brands, has released its first UK edition of its Precise Advertiser Report: Kids (PARK). The report explores the media consumption habits, content preferences, and…
ITV Q1 revenue slips, but “in line with expectations”
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/15/itv-q1-revenue-slips-but-in-line-with-expectations/
Published: May 15, 2025 09:23
ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, has reported that full Q1 revenues dipped slightly in Q1 2025, with gains at ITV Studios (ITVS) arm and losses in its Media & Entertainment (M&E) business. Streaming platform ITVX continues to boost the company’s digital…
ProSiebenSat.1 Q1 revenue dips
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/15/prosiebensat-1-q1-revenue-dips/
Published: May 15, 2025 07:40
ProSiebenSat.1 Group generated revenues of €855 million in the first quarter of 2025, down from €867 million in Q1 2024. While revenues primarily in the linear TV advertising business and in the Dating & Video segment were below the previous year, growth…
RTL Group “on track for streaming profitability”
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/15/rtl-group-on-track-for-streaming-profitability/
Published: May 15, 2025 06:38
RTL Group has reported that Q1 revenue was down 2 per cent to €1.2 billion mainly attributed to lower content revenue from Fremantle and lower TV advertising revenue, partly offset by higher streaming revenue. Group revenue was down 5.6 per cent…
Research: Norway tops Nordic region for SVoD subs
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/15/research-norway-tops-nordic-region-for-svod-subs/
Published: May 15, 2025 01:59
Paid streaming subscriptions have reached an all-time high in Norway, with nearly 80 per cent of households now paying for at least one service. This represents a year-over-year growth of 6 per cent, according to data from Mediavision’s Nordic TV &…
Arabsat confirms Telesat’s Lightspeed for LEO
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/15/arabsat-confirms-telesats-lightspeed-for-leo/
Published: May 15, 2025 01:25
The CABSAT Dubai show saw Arabsat agreeing a contract with Canadian Telesat for future use of Telesat’s Lightspeed low Earth orbiting (LEO) constellation. The pair signed a Term Sheet in Dubai for a multi-Gb/s capacity pool of Telesat Lightspeed…
Research: Streaming ad-tiers present interactive TV opportunities
Published: May 14, 2025 23:02
Parks Associates’ latest white paper, Interactive & Shoppable TV: Next Wave of CTV Revenues, released in partnership with Adeia, focuses on the service provider opportunity to advance the consumer experience and build on expectations of interactivity and…
Data: Advertisers embracing live sports on CTV
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/15/data-advertisers-embracing-live-sports-on-ctv/
Published: May 14, 2025 23:01
Keynes Digital, a performance advertising partner for CTV, says that US advertisers are embracing live sports programming on CTV like never before, with 20 per cent of Keynes’ advertisers activating live sports in April. The move signals a major shift from…
Data: Heart becomes UK’s #1 radio brand
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/15/data-heart-becomes-uks-1-radio-brand/
Published: May 14, 2025 23:00
Global’s Heart has become the UK’s most popular radio brand, reaching 13.4 million listeners every week, overtaking Radio 2 for the first time, according to RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited). Global delivered a strong set of Q1 2025 figures,…
Fairground Entertainment raises $4m in seed round
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/15/fairground-entertainment-raises-4m-in-seed-round/
Published: May 14, 2025 23:00
Fairground Entertainment, a new studio and streaming distribution service focused exclusively on AI-generated content, has raised a $4 million (€3.58m) seed round from a syndicate of investors led by Viant Technology. Fairground will roll out its first…
Max returning to HBO Max name
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/14/max-returning-to-hbo-max-name/
Published: May 14, 2025 15:00
At Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) Upfront presentation at Madison Square Garden, New York, the company made the surprise announcement that its Max streaming service will be reverting back to its old name. The rebrand will occur this summer, and comes two…
BBC DG vows to tackle “crisis of trust”
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/14/bbc-dg-vows-to-tackle-crisis-of-trust/
Published: May 14, 2025 09:42
Tim Davie, the BBC Director-General, has warned the UK faces a “profound crisis of trust” which risks “significant implications for cohesion, democratic stability, and economic growth”. In a speech delivered at the Lowry Theatre in Salford – addressing an…
ESPN DTC to be singularly branded as ESPN
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/14/espn-dtc-to-be-singularly-branded-as-espn/
Published: May 14, 2025 09:07
Jimmy Pitaro, ESPN Chairman, has announced that its new direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service will be simply branded as ESPN. Scheduled to launch in early autumn, sports fans in the US will have two ESPN DTC plans from which to choose, including an…
EU probes SES and Intelsat combination
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/14/eu-probes-ses-and-intelsat-combination/
Published: May 14, 2025 03:54
European Union (EU) regulators are examining the extent of Elon Musk’s influence and communications of his Starlink broadband-by-satellite system and whether it is a valid competitor to what could be a combined business of SES and Intelsat. SES is…
EchoStar in trouble with FCC
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/14/echostar-in-trouble-with-fcc/
Published: May 14, 2025 01:51
Reports from the US say that Charlie Ergen-backed EchoStar is being investigated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over alleged compliance issues over federal requirements linked to EchoStar’s building of a nationwide 5G network. The news hurt…
Netflix begins New Jersey studio construction
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/14/netflix-begins-new-jersey-studio-construction/
Published: May 14, 2025 01:29
Netflix has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, marking the start of construction for its new state-of-the-art production facility. The streamer plans to invest $1 billion to transform the 292-acre former US Army installation…
Openreach connects customers in hardest to reach communities
Published: May 14, 2025 01:08
Openreach has connected the first homes and businesses to ultra-fast broadband speeds in 38 of some of the country’s hardest to reach rural communities – thanks to a deal between Openreach and the UK Government. Rural communities now able to access…
AST SpaceMobile updates business plan
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/14/ast-spacemobile-updates-business-plan/
Published: May 14, 2025 00:56
AST SpaceMobile has issued its Q1 results and provided analysts with more detail on its launch schedules and business plan for the next few months. AST is planning to supply connectivity to consumers ‘smart’ phones anywhere on the planet. CEO Abel Avellan…
Eutelsat, BHS renew MENA partnership
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/14/eutelsat-bhs-renew-mena-partnership/
Published: May 14, 2025 00:47
Eutelsat Group and BHS Media Group have announced the renewal of their satellite contribution contract. This agreement extends the capacity leased on the Eutelsat 21B and Eutelsat 70B satellites, ensuring seamless content delivery for BHS’ broadcast…
Quadsat, Arabsat sign MoU
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/14/quadsat-arabsat-sign-mou/
Published: May 14, 2025 00:42
Quadsat, the UAV-based antenna testing and RF measurement solutions provider, and Arabsat, the satellite operator in the MENA region, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at CABSAT to establish a partnership focused on spectrum management and…
BBC celebrates Shaun the Sheep’s 30th anniversary
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/14/bbc-celebrates-shaun-the-sheeps-30th-anniversary/
Published: May 13, 2025 23:29
The BBC is celebrating Shaun the Sheep’s 30th anniversary year with the launch of a new season. Produced by celebrated independent studio Aardman, the family favourite launches with a double episode Shirleyverse on CBBC and BBC One on May 24th, a…
Captain America: Brave New World sets Disney+ premiere
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/14/captain-america-brave-new-world-sets-disney-premiere/
Published: May 13, 2025 23:09
Disney+ subscribers can watch the latest chapter of the Captain America legacy, experiencing high-stakes action and cinematic visuals, when the movie premieres on the streaming platform on May 28th. The movie, titled Captain America: Brave New World, is…
Paramount, MTV commence filming on Geordie Shore season 26
Published: May 13, 2025 23:00
Paramount+ UK and MTV UK have announced that filming has commenced for season 26 of its hit reality show Geordie Shore. Last season saw drama soar as the Geordies took to Thailand for Kyle’s Stag Do. This series they are heading to the Portuguese capital…
Data: Netflix takes largest share of new paying subs in Q1
Published: May 13, 2025 08:56
Research from Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, reveals that Netflix’s content-led surge, DAZN’s strong subscriber growth, and the rise of ad-supported and bundled offerings are influencing global streaming performance in Q1 2025. Netflix…
Forecast: SVoD to drive MENA streaming market past $1.5bn in 2025
Published: May 13, 2025 08:26
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) streaming video market is projected to reach $1.5 billion (€1.35bn) by the end of 2025, with SVoD subscriptions crossing 27 million, according insights presented by Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media and Entertainment…
Abu Dhabi clamps down on satellite TV users
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/13/abu-dhabi-clamps-down-on-satellite-tv-users/
Published: May 13, 2025 01:14
CABSAT Dubai is now in flow with the event focussed on satellites – whether for TV, for Earth observation or other uses. However, the Dubai Emirate is different from its neighbours in the Emirates capital city Abu Dhabi, which is not so keen on unsightly…
Viasat’s JetXP IFC hits milestone
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/13/viasats-jetxp-ifc-hits-milestone/
Published: May 13, 2025 01:00
Satellite communications specialist Viasat is reporting that JetXP, its next-generation business aviation connectivity service, has been selected by more than 400 customers since becoming commercially available at the end of 2024. JetXP builds on Viasat’s…
SpaceX breaks another Starlink record
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/13/spacex-breaks-another-starlink-record/
Published: May 13, 2025 00:31
A routine launch of 28 Starlink satellites today [May 13th] will be looking to break an impressive record for SpaceX. The new record is that the launch will be the 28th use of the Falcon 9 booster rocket. The launch will wrap up a succesful weekend for…
Fox streamer called Fox One
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/12/fox-streamer-called-fox-one/
Published: May 12, 2025 13:21
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch has announced that the company’s upcoming streaming service will be called Fox One. Speaking during the company’s Q3 earnings call, Murdoch also revealed that the service will launch ahead of the 2025/26 NFL season. The new…
PPF ups ProSiebenSat.1 offer
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/12/ppf-ups-prosiebensat-1-offer/
Published: May 12, 2025 08:50
PPF IM, an indirect subsidiary of PPF Group, which currently owns a stake of close to 15 per cent in ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE through shares and instruments, has published its decision to launch a public acquisition offer in the form of a partial offer for…
TNT Sports extends rugby deals
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/12/tnt-sports-extends-rugby-deals/
Published: May 12, 2025 05:34
TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland will continue to be the home of English domestic rugby after agreeing new long-term deals with Premiership Rugby and Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR). The multi-year agreements will enable TNT Sports to continue utilising…
Australia: Nine scores World Rugby deal
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/12/australia-nine-scores-world-rugby-deal/
Published: May 12, 2025 03:00
World Rugby has announced a long-term broadcast deal with Nine Entertainment to create the exclusive home of World Rugby competitions for fans in Australia through to 2029. Through the multi-year agreement, the 9Network, Stan Sport and 9Now will showcase…